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A careful selection of creative events, exhibitions and interesting meetups in The Netherlands. Recommendations? Submit an event

NATURE – Collaborations in design

May

 

10

 - 

Jan

 

19

NATURE – Collaborations in design

Cube design museum

 · 

Kerkrade

In collaboration with the world's largest design museum, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, Cube design museum presents NATURE.

PLAY STATION SLOTERDIJK

Jun

 

28

 - 

Nov

 

3

PLAY STATION SLOTERDIJK

Sloterdijk

 · 

Amsterdam

The first edition of PLAY STATION features site-specific works by both established and up-and-coming artists.

Luc Tuymans – The Return

Jun

 

29

 - 

Nov

 

17

Luc Tuymans – The Return

De Pont

 · 

Tilburg

This summer the now world-famous Belgian artist will return to Tilburg with a second retrospective, which he has aptly titled The Return.

Malware: Symptoms of Viral Infection

Jul

 

5

 - 

Nov

 

10

Malware: Symptoms of Viral Infection

Het Nieuwe Instituut

 · 

Rotterdam

An exhibition about the history and evolution of the computer virus, curated by Bas van de Poel and Marina Otero Verzier.

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of Modernity

Sep

 

7

 - 

Dec

 

1

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of Modernity

Huis Marseille

 · 

Amsterdam

This autumn Huis Marseille will present a large retrospective of the famous American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991).

Colorful Japan

Sep

 

7

 - 

Feb

 

2

Colorful Japan

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

The exhibition ‘Colorful Japan’ shows 226 Japanese posters in the Gallery of Honor of the Stedelijk Museum – from floor to ceiling.

Design of the Third Reich

Sep

 

8

 - 

Jan

 

19

Design of the Third Reich

Design Museum

 · 

Den Bosch

Design Museum Den Bosch presents the first major retrospective of design of the Third Reich.

Brassaï

Sep

 

13

 - 

Dec

 

4

Brassaï

Foam

 · 

Amsterdam

Foam presents the first retrospective of Brassaï in the Netherlands.

JOOST SWARTE – EVERYWHERE

Sep

 

14

 - 

Jan

 

19

JOOST SWARTE – EVERYWHERE

The Kunsthal

 · 

Rotterdam

Joost Swarte celebrates his fiftieth anniversary as an illustrator, designer and architect with an exhibition at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.

Andrei Tarkovsky – The Exhibition

Sep

 

14

 - 

Dec

 

6

Andrei Tarkovsky – The Exhibition

Eye Filmmuseum

 · 

Amsterdam

An exhibition and film programme devoted to the celebrated filmmaker and mystic, focusing specifically on Tarkovsky’s quest for existential truth.

Chapter 2WO – Nicolás Jaar

Sep

 

19

 - 

Dec

 

1

Chapter 2WO – Nicolás Jaar

Het HEM

 · 

Zaandam

Chapter 2WO offers you an insight in the world of Chilean artist and composer Nicolás Jaar.

Graphic Matters

Sep

 

20

 - 

Oct

 

27

Graphic Matters

Belcrum

 · 

Breda

A programme of exhibitions, workshops, talkshows and events highlight the past hundred years of information graphics.

THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2018

Sep

 

25

 - 

Oct

 

30

THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2018

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

Presentation of the best Dutch book designs 2018.

WIM CROUWEL: MR. GRIDNIK

Sep

 

28

 - 

Mar

 

22

WIM CROUWEL: MR. GRIDNIK

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

Tribute to Wim Crouwel (1928-2019) with a selection of his typographic oeuvre.

Cirque du Data

Oct

 

4

 - 

Dec

 

1

Cirque du Data

RAUM

 · 

Utrecht

City Lab RAUM and data design agency CLEVER ° FRANKE put the citizen first in the world of data.

Dutch Design Week

Oct

 

19

 - 

Oct

 

27

Dutch Design Week

Various locations

 · 

Eindhoven

The biggest design event in Northern Europe presents work and ideas of more than 2600 designers to more than 350,000 visitors from home and abroad.

Blind Walls Gallery Tour

Oct

 

20

 - 

Oct

 

27

Blind Walls Gallery Tour

Various locations

 · 

Breda

Blind Walls Gallery changes the appearance of Breda through impressive and meaningful murals inspired by local heritage and stories.

SELECTED 2019

Oct

 

27

 - 

Nov

 

3

SELECTED 2019

Looiersgracht 60

 · 

Amsterdam

An exhibition and Afternoon Sessions in collaboration with Rietveld graduates of 2019 and Looiersgracht 60.

Impakt Festival 2019 – Speculative Interfaces

Oct

 

30

 - 

Nov

 

3

Impakt Festival 2019 – Speculative Interfaces

Various locations

 · 

Utrecht

Explore the future of the interface, the intermediate between us and technology.

24Academy 2019 – (UN)Stereotyping

Nov

 

5

 - 

Nov

 

5

24Academy 2019 – (UN)Stereotyping

Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

 · 

Amsterdam

For all students and starters with ambition in advertising, communication and marketing.

DEMO Festival

Nov

 

7

 - 

Nov

 

7

DEMO Festival

Amsterdam CS

 · 

Amsterdam

A festival celebrating the finest motion from the finest studio’s, designers, upcoming talents and art academies from all around the world.

YoungDogs Portfolio Night

Nov

 

13

 - 

Nov

 

13

YoungDogs Portfolio Night

A'dam&co

 · 

Amsterdam

YoungDogs invites all concept creatives + befriended agencies to their annual portfolio night.

DesignChewing

Nov

 

15

 - 

Nov

 

17

DesignChewing

TENT Rotterdam

 · 

Rotterdam

A mouthfull of activities sparking critical reflection.

Amsterdam Art Weekend

Nov

 

21

 - 

Nov

 

24

Amsterdam Art Weekend

Various locations

 · 

Amsterdam

The city’s finest contemporary art institutions collectively open their doors to showcase the latest developments in contemporary art.

Printing Plant Art Book Fair 2019

Nov

 

22

 - 

Nov

 

24

Printing Plant Art Book Fair 2019

Looiersgracht 60

 · 

Amsterdam

An intimate three-day art book fair for like-minded, independent publishers and interested audiences.

Amsterdam Light Festival: DISRUPT!

Nov

 

28

 - 

Jan

 

19

Amsterdam Light Festival: DISRUPT!

Various locations

 · 

Amsterdam

Experience the open-air exhibition "DISRUPT!" from the Amsterdam waters and visit one of the many light art activities.

The Other Book – Art Book Festival

Nov

 

29

 - 

Dec

 

1

The Other Book – Art Book Festival

Various locations

 · 

The Hague

Festival The Other Book is a unique celebration of the art book in all its facets.

GOLF festival

Dec

 

20

 - 

Dec

 

22

GOLF festival

Various locations

 · 

Haarlem

GOLF festival is a three-day festival with performances, installations and lectures about the interaction between image and sound.

FITC Amsterdam 2020

Feb

 

24

 - 

Feb

 

25

FITC Amsterdam 2020

Pakhuis de Zwijger

 · 

Amsterdam

FITC returns to Amsterdam to host their groundbreaking design and tech event on the future of innovation, design and all the cool shit in between.

Unfair20

Apr

 

10

 - 

Apr

 

13

Unfair20

Westergas

 · 

Amsterdam

Unfair collaborates, curates and promotes the brightest contemporary artists of today and tomorrow.

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